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March 6, 192s. 1,661,732VW F. PARDEE v FEEDER FOR BREAKERS Original Filed March 2J., 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l Snom/woz March 6,1928. I 1,661,732 F. PARDEE FEEDER FOR BREAKERS originawiled March 2l, 1924 2 sheets-snee*v 2 Snom/woz Patented Mar. 6, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENroFFICE.

FRANK PARnnE, or HAzLn'roN, PENNSYLVANIA.

FEEDER For.' BREAKERS.

originar application inea March ner by the breaker. v The invention is par- Y ticularly useful forv feedinglumps of coal to a coal breaker in such manner that the longest axes of the lumps extend substantialll ly in the same direction as the axes of the g Y f disc 34 and outwardly as at 58 vandtermi- An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings inv breaker rolls.

which Fig. 1 is an elevation showing my improved feeder operatively connected with a coal breaker;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view;

Fig. 3 is a detail of a modification; y

Fig. y4 is a diagrammatic plan illustrating a plurality of feeders for discharging lumps throughout practically the entire length of one of the breaker rolls.

Referring in detail to the drawings, a pair shafts 14 and 16 supported in suitable bearings 18 and 20 secured to Supporting timbers 22. The breaker rolls illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 comprise a series of opposed toothed discs 24 and` 25. However, it is to beunderstood that my improved feeder may be used in connection with various types of breakers. The breaker rolls are driven by a pulley 26 from a suitable source of power,

shown in plan in and and adapted to be rotated by any suit-- able driving mechanism. By way of exam- 4 ple, in the drawings I have shown the shaft 36 provided with a bevel gear 39 meshing v with a similar gear 41 carried on a shaft 42 which is driven b a chain 43'and sprock- 50 er roll 10.

Mounted above the disc 34is a blade 48v whose lower edge clears the top surface of the rotating disc 34.` The blade is secured at 21, .1924,v Serial No. 700,749. `Dvidel and this January 6, 1925.y p Serial No. 824.

of breaker rolls 10 and 12 are mounted on.

the two rolls being operatively connected by.l

This feeder in! chicles a rotary disc 34 secured tota subst-am: p tially vertical shaft 36 carried in bearings 38 ets 44 and 46 from t e shaft 14 of the breakapplicationk led x one end to ay suitable upright 52` and the other end is connected to a supporting member 54 which in turn is secured atits upper end to the post-52. The supporting structure for the blade, of course, may be varied, it merely being necessary to provide a struc-'- ture which will permit the disc to rotate clear of the bottom edge of the blade 48.

rAs shown in Fig. 2 the blade is curved from the point 56 near the center ofthe nates at a point 60 beyond the periphery of the feeder disc. Partvof the blade between the points 56 and 60 is a substantially straight wall as shown at 62. f

The lumps of coal to be acted on by the breaker are fed 'preferably in single file7 from an inclined shaking chute 64 carried by any suitable supports such as overhead suspen-l sion rodsnot shown. As eachlump is discharged to the disc 34 it is carried around in afsubstantially circular path and finally is brought into contact with the curved orienting` blade 48-so that said lumps are 'discharged from thefeed disc 34 to the rolls been carried around by the disc 34 iirsty striking the blade 48. Positions 13 and 1" show the result of the coaction betweenthe rotary disc and fixed blade whereby `the lump is oriented and 1i shows the lump Adischarged with its greatest length extending in the direction "of the axis of the breaker roll 10. y i y The curvature [of the orientingblade 48 may be changed to correspond with the class of material being handled and alsowit-h the speed at which the disc 34 is rotated.`

V Innsome` cases the blade may be mounted for angular' adjustment either by swinging yit from a point concentric with thefrotating axis of the disc 34 or' by pivoting on the supporting post 52. i

Fig. 3 shows the orienting bladeprovided at one end with abevaring 66 which is adapted to loosely engage an end ofthe shaft 36 the blade extending above the top surface of the disc 34. Then this arrangement 1s used the blade will be provided with an arcuate pori charges the lumps to the disc 34 may be va- -.ried.` Forexample 1t may be e1ther 1n the position shown in full lines in 2 so that the lumps are carried some distance before i they strike the orienting blade or thechute 64 may be located at the position indicated by.A

the dotted lines 64n in which case the lumps will be carried avery short distance due to the rotary action of the discs before they l.strike the orienting blade.

In Fig. 4 I have shown diagrammatically a plan view of the coal breaker and a plurality of: feeder discs 34 and orientmg blades .^48-wliich are adapted to feed tbe'lumpsdelivered bythe chutes 64 to different points alongrthe long breaker roll a.

`With such an arrangementa greatnumber Aof` lumps maybe delivered to the breaker rolls at the same time'in such a Way that the :greatest axis of each lump extends in the direction of the length of the axes of rotation ofthe breaker rolls.

In Vthe foregoing description Iliave emphasized the fact that the lumps are dis` charged tothe breaker with their greatest length extending lin the direction of the axes of the breaker. It is desirable to discharge thef lumps orl individual `pieces of coal or the'like so that they will be carried f down into the longitudinal bite between the opposed breaker rolls in such a way that a number -of cutter discs or teeth on a roll will act on each lmnp thus breaking the same into a Amaximum number of substantially cubical pieces of a desired size with a minimum lproduction of lines or Waste pieces of unsaleable size.

From a commercial standpoint coal of a cubical fracture, that 1s coal ofrsubstantially spherical, polygonal or cubicalshape, as distinguished from pieces orilumps which are thin and flat, has a higher sale valueaud is of `better appearance. YItis'also true that Icubical lumps of coalburn better in a furnace than thin flat pieces because the former will not-pack as tightly asthe latter and hence the-combustion air and gas can readily permeate the fuel bed, On the/other'hand a, massof coal comprising vthin flat pieces has a tendency to pack closelyand choke" the fuel bed which results in -poor` and incomplete.combustion.resulting inl ana ash or 'residue containing muclrunconsumed or Waste fuel. y y

My improved feeder herein `described provides means whereby thelong .lumps of coal can bedischarged to the breakerin such position that the latter `will reduce such lumps to a plurality of pieces of substantially cubical form. The feeder in eombination with the breaker, therefore7 provide means whereby coal is reduced to commercial sizes having a greater' sale value than the coal which is fed and broken in a haphazard manner in breakers formerly constructed. It is also apparent that the invention `providesmeans whereby the Ycoal is Vbroken to shapes which permit it to burn more readily and completely than coal which is fed and broken by apparatus heretofore used. This invention is adivision of my copending application Serial No. 700,749, filed March 215 1924.

Though I have described with great particularity of detail certain embodiments of the invention itis not to be construed that I am limited thereto as various changes may be made by those skilled inthe art Without departing from the invention as defined in the appended claims.

lVhat I claim is 1. In combination with a breaker a 1nov ing carrier above the breaker for feeding lumps thereto and a stationary blade in juxtaposition. to said carrier ,for-orienting the lumps fed thereby so that each lump falls from said carrier with its greatest length extending in a determined direction.

Incombination with a breaker arotating carrier for feeding-lumps thereto in a rotary direction :and a dellector blade in juxtaposition to said member for orienting the lumps fed thereby so that cach lump falls over 'the edge of the carrier Withits greatest length extending in a determined direction.

3. In combination yWith a breaker a member mounted to turn on a substantially or approximately vertical axis for feeding lumps to the breaker, an inclined chute adapted to convey lumps in `single file and discharge them one at a time on said member v and ablade mounted in juxtaposition to said member ,for orienting the lumps fed thereby so that eacu lump is discharged with its greatest length extending in` a determined direction. v V f 4. In combination with a coal breaker having opposed `cutter discs adapted to cui orfsplitthe coal, a moving carrier for feeding lumps Vto thebreaker and a. delector blade in juxtaposition lo said carried for orienting the lumps fed by said carrier so that cach lump falls from the carricruwith its greatest length extending substantially in the direction of the axis of rotation of said cutterdiscs.

5. In combination with a coal breaker having opposed cutter discsadapted to cut or split the coal, a feed disc rotatable above one set of cutter discs and adapted to discharge lumps thereon and a fixed dellectorblade above said ,feed discadapted to orient the lumps fed thereby so that each lump is dislll] meuse Charged with its greatest length extending substantially in the direction of the axis of rotation of said Set of cutter discs.

6. In combination with a breaker an inclined rotary member :for feeding lumps to the breaker and a deflector blade for orient# ing lumps Carried by said member and adapted to discharge such lumps transversely of Said rotary member sol that they fall broadside kwith their longitudinal axes in a 10 substantially or approximately horizontal plane substantially asv described.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

FRANK PARDEE. 

